4of4Spurs’ Pau Gasol (16) plays against his brother, the Grizzlies’ Marc Gasol (33), in the first half on March 18, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn.Photo: Karen Pulfer Focht /Associated Press

Lost in the hype surrounding the first playoff matchup between the Brothers Gasol — the Spurs’ Pau and the Grizzlies’ Marc — is the effect the sibling rivalry has on their parents back home in Spain.

“It’s not fun for them,” Pau said of Agusti and Marisa Gasol. “They’ve always been proud to have two (sons) at this level, but they don’t enjoy the games we play against each other too much because they suffer. They don’t want us to get hurt.”

Or see one of their sons unhappy. “One is going to be happy after the game; one is going to be upset,” Pau said. “So you feel for the one that is upset.”

The Gasols will become the sixth set of brothers to square off in the postseason, joining the Mikans (George and Ed, 1949, 1950, 1953), the Kings (Bernard and Albert, 1983), the Persons (Chuck and Wesley, 1996), the Grants (Horace and Harvey, 1999) and the Wrights (Dorell and Delon, 2016).

Although Pau admits the matchup will be a “little bit awkward,” he expects he and Marc to handle it well after facing each other in a slew of regular season battles and the 2015 NBA All-Star Game. “The key thing is to keep things in perspective,” Pau said. “You try and keep emotions out of it.”

Allen reaction: The Spurs offered different takes on the effect the loss of swingman Tony Allen (calf) will have on the Grizzlies.

But Spurs coach Gregg Popovich downplayed the loss: “He’s a solid defender, but people step up. You take one player away and somebody else comes in with other skills and improves you in a different way. They’ll figure it out.”

Popovich calls Dedmon a “neophyte in the game,” a reference to Dedmon being 18 when he first played competitive basketball. Still, Dedmon averaged 5.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 17.5 minutes, all career highs in his fourth season as a pro and first with the Spurs.

“He’s very attentive,” Popovich said. “He wants to have a long career, a meaningful career, and he’s doing all the right things.”

The Spurs hope that continues in the playoffs. In an effort to prepare him, Pau Gasol said he will give Dedmon a scouting report on Marc. “Marc is the quarterback of the offense, an incredible facilitator,” Pau said. “We have to put pressure on him.”

Bench watch: The Spurs’ bench will look to redeem itself after a sub-par performance in last season’s second-round playoff loss to the Thunder. For the second straight season, the Spurs sported the NBA’s best net rating (plus 8.9 after a plus 10.9 last season). But in the final two outings against Oklahoma City, the top reserves failed to score more than six points or affect other areas.

“We know the team needs us being aggressive and dynamic,” Ginobili said.

After three years as a part-time employee covering mainly high school sports, Tom Orsborn became a full-time employee at the Express-News in October 1985. He's covered the Dallas Cowboys and the NFL since 1999 and has also covered the Spurs, the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, and a variety of other events, including 14 Super Bowls.